3 plans to be bale to offer the iPhone to it’s subscribers during 20010, that’s according to Chief executive.

Kevin Russell told a seminar The Future of Mobile run by Westminster eForum. “I would take the iPhone, and I hope o have it in 2010”. The iPhone would be a major change for 3 which presently focuses on the mass market offering cheap data plans on dongles and lower end phones.

Apple were criticised in the even for pushing operators into a business model. Operators in the Uk are already keen to sign up now that its exclusive deal with 02 has lapsed. Orange will be shipping in the iphone before Christmas with Vodafone following in the new year. Source – eweekeurope.co.uk